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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ex•empt /ɪgˈzɛmpt/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object]- to free from an obligation, rule, or duty.
adj. [be + ~ (+ from)] - released from, or not subject to, an obligation, rule, or duty, etc.: Charitable organizations are usually exempt from taxes.
ex•emp•tion /ɪgˈzɛmpʃən/USA pronunciation n. [countable* uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ex•empt (ig zempt′),USA pronunciation v.t. - to free from an obligation or liability to which others are subject;
release:to exempt a student from an examination.
adj. - released from, or not subject to, an obligation, liability, etc.:organizations exempt from taxes.
n. - a person who is exempt from an obligation, duty, etc.
- British Terms(in Britain) exon.
- Old French exempter, derivative of exempt
- Latin exemptus, past participle of eximere to take out, free, release, equivalent. to ex- ex-1 + emptus (past participle of emere to buy, obtain); (verb, verbal) late Middle English exempten
- Old French
- (adjective, adjectival) Middle English 1325–75
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged except, excuse, relieve.
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